Reid, Christina
Variant namesIrish playwright Christina Reid, also known as Amelia Reid, was born in Belfast in 1942. Most of her plays are set in her hometown and tell the stories of women's lives amid the social and political tumult of Northern Ireland. Reid has written seven plays that have been performed in Northern Ireland, England, and New York. In addition, she wrote several radio plays in the late 1980s. Reid was awarded the Ulster Television Drama award in 1980 for Did You Hear the One about the Irishman . . . ?, the Thames Television Playwriting award in 1983 for Tea in a China Cup, the George Devine Award in 1986 for The Belle of Belfast City, and the Giles Cooper Award in 1986 for The Last of a Dyin' Race.
From the description of My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name? : playscript and theater program, circa 1989-1990. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 477274361
Irish playwright Christina Reid, also known as Amelia Reid, was born in Belfast in 1942. Most of her plays are set in her hometown and tell the stories of women's lives amid the social and political tumult of Northern Ireland. Reid has written seven plays that have been performed in Northern Ireland, England, and New York. In addition, she wrote several radio plays in the late 1980s. Reid was awarded the Ulster Television Drama award in 1980 for Did You Hear the One about the Irishman . . . ? , the Thames Television Playwriting award in 1983 for Tea in a China Cup , the George Devine Award in 1986 for The Belle of Belfast City , and the Giles Cooper Award in 1986 for The Last of a Dyin' Race .
"Christina Reid." Contemporary Authors Online (reproduced in Biography Resource Center). http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC (accessed February 5, 2007).
From the guide to the "My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name?" playscript and theater program, circa 1989–1990, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)
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creatorOf | "My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name?" playscript and theater program, circa 1989–1990 | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
creatorOf | International Women Playwrights Conference Collection. The Belle of the Belfast City / by Christina Reid, 1989 - script. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
creatorOf | Reid, Christina. My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name? : playscript and theater program, circa 1989-1990. | University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library | |
creatorOf | International Women Playwrights Conference Collection. Two Belfast Plays / by Christina Reid, 1987 - script. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library |
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associatedWith | International Women Playwrights Conference Collection. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Yew Theatre Company Ireland. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1942
English